Hashim Mueen Hussein

Al-Mustansiriya University college of dentistry · Conservative Dentistry

Background. A major issue is finding a valid biomarker able to diagnose periodontal disease with the presence and absence of risk factors. Indeed, the association between smoking and periodontal diseases and its impact on the manifestation of antimicrobial peptides has been delineated in clinical and epidemiological investigations. The antimicrobia...

Background: Oral diagnosis and surgery education is the main educational subject in dental schools. Due to its importance and the demand to achieve a proper level of training, dental students might have some concerns related to this subject. The study aims to investigate domains related to students’ concerns in oral surgery clinics. Materials and...

This study investigates the effect of health risk factors on apical periodontitis in fitted endodontically and non-endodontically treated teeth in army soldiers (environmental risk factor) and diabetic patients (biomedical risk factor). This cross-sectional study included patients aged 25–40 years. After participants were filtered based on exclusio...

Background: Oral diseases and their impact on health and quality of life have now evolved into a polarized epidemiological state in which their incidence is especially affecting the most vulnerable in the population: the elderly, especially those with low incomes economical. On the other hand, the noticeable increase observed in the proportion of o...

Background: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a unique form of caries that develops in temporary dentition. It has a multifactorial infectious disease. Saliva is one of the most important factors, which has an important protective effect against tooth decay when its multiple characteristics and functions are normal. The study aimed to compare some s...

Background: The possible connection between apical periodontitis (AP), periodontal disease (PD) and the bad habit of smoking is among the most interesting aspects faced by the dental scientific community. The aim of this study was to pinpoint the effect of smoking on the status of the apical region, in properly root-filled teeth with and without peri...

Background: During endodontic treatment, endodontists must be aware of the various factors that may decrease or increase blood pressure. This study aimed to assess the mean percentages of systolic, diastolic, and arterial blood pressure (MSBP, MDAP, MABP) reduction in patients with vital irreversible pulpitis in teeth and who were treated at three...

Background: Fear, anxiety and phobia are major complications for both patient and dental care providers despite the technological advances that have made dentistry less painful and less uncomfortable. This study aimed to identify the most common pathways of fear related to root canal treatment in different aged groups for both genders. Materials an...

Abstract Background: In spite of advances in dentistry, anxiety about dental treatment and the fear of pain remains public health problem and is a significant impediment to dental treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess the levels of dental anxiety in patients who referred to Al-Mustansiriyah dental clinics and Al-Shiekh Omar specialized...

Background: The using of devices that emitted electromagnetic radiation has beenlimited in many healthcare centers to prevent interference with medical devices.The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of Wi-Fi Router(Tenda FH456) on working length determination using electronic apex locator(NSK-iPex II) in the presence of netwo...

Background: Root caries is considered as a major dental problem in persons with advanced age. It most often occurs at or close to the cemento-enamel junction. A dominating dental problem in the patients of periodontal diseases is the root caries. Specifically, gingival recession often results in root surfaces exposure and increase risk for root car...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the amount of apically extruded debris using 5 types of nickel–titanium endodontic instruments (Hand ProTaper, Rotary ProTaper, Rotary Mtwo, RECIPROC and WaveOne). Seventy-five freshly extracted mandibular premolar teeth were used in this study. All teeth were shortened to a length of 14mm. The specimens we...